Arrested Filipino ex-president Duterte's lawyers demand his return
Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding his return to Manila.
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EU hits back hard at Trump tariffs to force dialogue
The EU put on a quick show of force Wednesday against sweeping new US steel and aluminium tariffs, striking back with countermeasures that seek to hurt the United States and force it to the negotiating table.
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Greenland to get new government to lead independence process
Talks to form a new Greenland government tasked with mapping a timeline for independence from Denmark were to begin Wednesday, a day after elections that saw support soar for a party seeking to cut ties swiftly.
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Former star Eto'o elected to CAF executive by acclamation
Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o was elected to the CAF executive committee by acclamation in Cairo on Wednesday as he was the lone candidate from the central Africa region.
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'Humiliated': Palestinian victims of Israel sexual abuse testify at UN
Palestinians who say they suffered brutal beatings and sexual abuse in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers testified about their ordeals at the United Nations this week.
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Stocks diverge over Trump tariffs, Ukraine ceasefire plan
European stock markets rose Wednesday but Asian equities sputtered as investors tracked President Donald Trump's latest tariffs and a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.
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Ireland prop Porter denies wrongdoing after Dupont Six Nations injury
Ireland prop Andrew Porter has defended himself against accusations of foul play after Antoine Dupont suffered a season-ending knee injury during France's Six Nations win in Dublin on Saturday.
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Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian: vessel owner
The arrested captain of a cargo ship that hit a stationary tanker in the North Sea causing a huge blaze is a Russian national, the ship's owner told AFP Wednesday.
Read morePakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train siege
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
Read morePakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train seige
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
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